HMS SOUVEREIGN OF THE SEA - ENGLISH - 1637

The "Sovereign of the sea", a masterpiece which can be considered
at least 150 years ahead of its time with the length of 127 feet and width
of 48 feet. It's the ship which Charles I wanted in the year 1634. Three
years later it was launched and its ornaments which represent imaginary
portraits and many heraldic coat-of-arms were so splendid that the Dutch
called it the "Golden Devil". The end of the "Sovereign of
the sea" was not due to war action. It caught fire as a result of an
overturned candle in 1696 on the Medway River. The "Sovereign of the
sea" was certainly the most perfect and extraordinary model ever built
by a man.